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Ronald Koeman, the Southampton manager, has admitted that he does not know if Dejan Lovren will obey his instruction to return to the club for their departure on a pre-season tour of Belgium tomorrow.

The defender said that his head was already at Anfield and accused Southampton of not informing him of Liverpool’s £20 million bid. Koeman, speaking for the first time as Southampton manager, expressed his disappointment that Lovren had aired his grievances during their second and most recent conversation five days ago. Lovren could be fined when he returns from time off after playing for Croatia in the